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Date | January 28, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Joe Montana, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | 49ers by 12[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Dick Jorgensen | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 72,919[3] | ||||||||||||||||||
Hall of Famers | |||||||||||||||||||
49ers: Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. (owner), Charles Haley, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young Broncos: Pat Bowlen (owner), Steve Atwater, John Elway | |||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
National anthem | Aaron Neville | ||||||||||||||||||
Coin toss | Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Art Shell, and Willie Wood | ||||||||||||||||||
Halftime show | Pete Fountain, Doug Kershaw, and Irma Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||
TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Pat Summerall, John Madden, Irv Cross and Will McDonough | ||||||||||||||||||
Nielsen ratings | 39.0 (est. 73.85 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||
Market share | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of 30-second commercial | $700,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS Radio | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jack Buck, Hank Stram and Randy Cross | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1989 season. The game was played on January 28, 1990, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The 49ers defeated the Broncos by the score of 55–10, winning their second consecutive Super Bowl, and their fourth overall, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most Super Bowl wins at that time. San Francisco also became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls with two different head coaches; rookie head coach George Seifert took over after Bill Walsh retired following the previous season's Super Bowl.
The 49ers finished the 1989 regular season with a league best 14–2 record. The Broncos, who posted an 11–5 regular season record, entered the Super Bowl looking to avoid tying the Minnesota Vikings with four Super Bowl losses as well as the Vikings record of losing three Super Bowls in four years.
The game set numerous Super Bowl records, including the most points scored by one team (55), the largest margin of victory (45 points), and the most touchdowns scored by one team (8).